NEWBRIDGE IN THE NEWS
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2025
November 27, 2025: Channel 15, NewBridge Madison volunteers deliver 300 Thanksgiving meals
November 27, 2025: Channel 27, Madison volunteers spread warmth in delivering meals to seniors on Thanksgiving
November 19, 2025: The Cap Times, Case managers report more homelessness among Dane County older adults
November 14, 2025: Channel 27, NewBridge needs 'Snow Angels' to help seniors shovel snow
July 28, 2025: Psychology Today, Helping Men and Boys Navigate These Changing Times
July 21, 2025: Wisconsin Watch, Older adults make up 1 in 5 suicides in Wisconsin. Here’s what can be done to fix that.
February 17, 2025: WORT FM to discuss issues older adults are facing
February 27, 2025: The Cap Times, NewBridge responds to criticism from Black seniors in Madison
February 19, 2025: The Cap Times, Black seniors in Madison say they feel slighted by city-funded agency
February 13, 2025: Channel 15, Snow Angels recruiting volunteers to help seniors with snow removal
February 2, 2025: Northside News, Senior shindigs suffer possible setback Popular programs on perilous path
January 28, 2025: Channel 27, NewBridge celebrates 50 years of service with initiative to combat social isolation among seniors
2024
October 12, 2024: The Cap Times, Letter | Cuts will hurt city seniors
November 2, 2024: The Cap Times, Are Madison's seniors of color receiving the services they should?
November 26, 2024: Channel 3, NewBridge to deliver Thanksgiving meals to isolated older adults
November 29, 2024: Channel 15, Volunteers deliver more than 300 Thanksgiving meals to older isolated adults2023
Spring edition, Umoja Magazine, Volunteer Guardian and Representative Payee article and advertisement
March 22, 2023: Channel 27, Dane Co. medical examiner identifies woman who died in Monona apartment fire
March 21, 2023: Channel 3, Gift card donations sought for victims of deadly Monona fire as residents search for new homes: 'I'm just lost'
February 19, 2023: Channel 27, NewBridge Snow Angels clear snow for those who can't
February 10, 2023: Channel 15, NewBridge Madison volunteers fill Little John’s absence
February 11, 2023: Channel 27, Local meal programs pivot amid sudden closure of a Madison area community kitchen
January 13, 2024: Channel 15, Group that organizes free shoveling for seniors in dire need of volunteers
2023
November 23, 2023: Channel 27, Community organizations deliver Thanksgiving meals to isolated and elderly residents
November 23, 2023: Channel 17, Volunteers work to provide holiday meals for Madison community
Spring edition, Umoja Magazine, Volunteer Guardian and Representative Payee article and advertisement
March 22, 2023: Channel 27, Dane Co. medical examiner identifies woman who died in Monona apartment fire
March 21, 2023: Channel 3, Gift card donations sought for victims of deadly Monona fire as residents search for new homes: 'I'm just lost'
February 19, 2023: Channel 27, NewBridge Snow Angels clear snow for those who can't
February 10, 2023: Channel 15, NewBridge Madison volunteers fill Little John’s absence
February 11, 2023: Channel 27, Local meal programs pivot amid sudden closure of a Madison area community kitchen
2022
December 20, 2022: Channel 15, Snow Angels in need of volunteers to help seniors with snow removal
Volunteers needed for Snow Angels program to clear neighbors' snow
Snow angel volunteers neededNovember 2022: Umoja Magazine, Madison Community Honors Local Black Veterans
November 24, 2022: Madison 365, Melly Mel’s Soul Food partners with NewBridge Madison & Door Creek Church to bring Thanksgiving meals to isolated older adults
November 24, 2022: Channel 3000, An hours-long labor of love: Volunteers cook and deliver 341 meals to Madison’s elderly, shut-in adults
November 24, 2022: Channel 15, Volunteers come together to make more than 340 Thanksgiving meals
October 7, 2022: Channel 27, NewBridge Hosts Their Annual Black Tie Bingo After Pandemic Delays
June 12, 2022: Channel 15, Community gifts older adults with Gladys Knight concert tickets, makes lasting impact
May 27, 2022: Channel 27, Party @ Penn Park
2021
November 25: Channel 27, Thanksgiving meals delivered to isolated seniors
November 10: The Cap Times, Alone together: Seniors experienced heightened isolation during COVID-19 pandemic
March 26: Wisconsin State Journal, Pandemic spurs massive growth in curbside pickup, delivery for food pantries
Week of March 13: Capital City Hues, Rudolph Recounts the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing - Remembering the Terror
February 24: Channel 15, Transportation resources to COVID-19 vaccine appointments
February 15: Channel 3, How to sign up online for COVID-19 vaccine appointments in Dane County
February 4: Channel 3 and 27, COVID-19 Vaccine Transportation Call Line
2020
November 26, Madison.com, More than 350 Thanksgiving meals delivered to elderly, homebound in Madison
November 26, Madison.com, Volunteers help to feed seniors in need on Thanksgiving
June 26: Isthmus, Eating alone, With senior meal sites closed, senior centers fill the
gap with carryout and check-insApril 15: Channel 3, Local organization offers free meals to anyone 60 or older
March 26: Madison.com, Madison, partners, to move homeless men from cramped shelters to Warner Park facility
March 26: City of Madison, Voters in Need of a Witness
March 26: Channel 15, ELECTION INFO: Services helping elderly or those living along vote in Primary election
March 26: Channel 3, What do to if you are in need a witness signature on your absentee ballot
March 24: Wisconsin State Journal, Some services for elderly, who are most at risk for COVID-19, continue in Madison
March 21: Channel 27, COVID-19 and Services for Older Adults
March 19: WORT FM, COVID-19 and Services for Older Adults
March 3: Channel 15, New hotline for elderly who believe they are victims of financial fraud
February 19: Cap Times, Turning Point: South Madison is changing...
2019
December: City of Madison Senior Beat
December 11: Wisconsin State Journal, United Way of Dane County Cuts Could Harm Older Adults, Nonprofits Say.
November: Caregiver Chronicle newsletter, Food Bridge
October 14: Wisconsin Public Radio, Food Bridge
October 11: Channel 3, Food Bridge
October 11: InBusiness, Food Bridge
October 8: Channel 15, Food Bridge
August 30: McFarland Thistle, OAA Reauthorization
August 22: Catholic Herald, Article about NewBridge, foot clinics, and heart health support group
June 21: Capital City Hues, Ericka Booey highlighted as an Urban Treasure
May 15: The Capital Times, Q&A: Katie Brietzman connects volunteers with elderly adults in need at NewBridge
May 8: In Business, Black Tie Bingo
March: Article in the Catholic Herald
March-September issue: Journey of Aging article
January: City of Madison Senior Beat
2018
December 23: Wisconsin State Journal, NewBridge
October 29: Channel 27, 3 and 47, Press conference to reveal merge, name, and logo